Today we are looking at some loaned Leicester City players, how they are getting on and whether or not they'll be reclaimed by the Foxes. In addition to those factors, we must also discover the contract situations of the unnamed, exhiled group of City starlets and periphery professionals. Some will have expiring deals, I'm sure; that includes the highly rated Fox at the heart of the piece: Tom Wilson-Brown.
Though, as well as examining the centre back's progress and what has recently put him on the map at Swindon Town FC, we have more. Other LCFC loanees like Jayden Joseph, Sammy Braybrooke, Henry Cartwright, Bilal El Khannouss, Woyo Coulibaly and Nathan Opoku are assessed or reported on, and we offer our usual verdicts. Although the dossier on Will Alves is short: the attacker has undergone surgery for a foot issue, sadly.
We know that the King Power team has an excellent modern record for unearthing, developing and generally finding gems. Regarding Wilson-Brown, a former Leicester manager has named the East Midlands side's loan player the best academy CB in the entire country of England. Astonishing, but what did Ian Holloway say exactly?
Ex-Leicester City manager Ian Holloway names Foxes defender Tom Wilson-Brown as best in country
Even though centre half Ben Nelson hasn't been able to crack the first team, as many of us presumed he would, alternatives exist on Filbert Way. According to Holloway, Wilson-Brown is the man:
"If you look at Tom Wilson-Brown, I'm not sure there's a better centre-half in any academy, anywhere, in my opinion. Honestly.Leicester Mercury
“With the potential that he's got, and the potential people that might be watching him as well. But it's all about learning and gaining confidence and he's done so well to play so many games already."
Elsewhere in the Leicester loanee sphere, Joseph started for Tranmere Rovers against Cambridge United. Braybrooke and Opoku do respectively feature for Newport County.
"Wilson-Brown is out of contract at City next summer, but if Holloway’s words are anything to go by, they will want to hand him a new deal and hope his development continues."
Cartwright only played the initial 45 minutes for Falkirk FC recently. VfB Stuttgart beat Celta Vigo thanks to another starring role from Bilal El Khannouss. And Coulibaly's Sassuolo defeated Udinese.